Teesside trade & construction news

Weekly coverage of the building projects, housing schemes, contracts and skills stories that shape work for trades and homeowners across Stockton, Middlesbrough, Redcar, Hartlepool and Darlington.

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The new Stockton Waterfront urban park beside the River Tees

7 August 2026

Stockton's £23m Waterfront urban park opens after Esh Construction transformation

Esh Construction has delivered the £23m urban park reconnecting Stockton High Street with the riverside, with work now starting on a large timber play area designed by Timberplay and Ryder Architecture.

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Bungalows under construction on a Middlesbrough housing site

3 August 2026

Work starts on £9m bungalow scheme in Middlesbrough's Thorntree

Construction has begun on a £9m development of 40 affordable-rent homes in Thorntree, led by housing provider Thirteen with RE:GEN North East and Homes England.

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Aircraft hangar under construction at Teesside International Airport

22 July 2026

£50m aircraft facility at Teesside Airport to create 250 jobs

Alfor Aviation has signed a 50-year deal for a new aircraft conversion campus at Teesside International Airport, with construction of hangars, warehouses and engineering offices to begin soon.

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Rooftop solar panels on a Teesport warehouse

21 July 2026

PD Ports switches on one of Teesside's largest rooftop solar arrays at Teesport

PD Ports has commissioned a 675kW solar PV system on the roof of the largest warehouse on the Tees Bulks Quay, with 2,000 panels and more than 20 kilometres of cabling.

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Construction workers on a UK building site

15 July 2026

Construction needs 206,000 more workers by 2030, and Teesside feels it first

The CITB says UK construction must recruit more than 41,000 extra workers a year to 2030. With Teesworks, housing schemes and regeneration all live at once, Teesside's trades are already stretched.

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New-build homes with rooftop solar panels and EV charging

9 July 2026

243-home Wynyard scheme approved on casting vote, with solar and EV charging as standard

Stockton councillors approved Stonebridge Homes' 243-home scheme at Wynyard Park by the chair's casting vote. The three to five-bedroom homes will include solar panels and electric car charging.

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A large housing development under construction in East Cleveland

1 July 2026

323-home East Cleveland scheme approved at Skelton

Barratt Homes has secured reserved matters approval for 323 homes on a 17.8-hectare site east and west of Saltburn Lane in Skelton, East Cleveland.

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Industrial construction at a deep-water quay on the River Tees

18 June 2026

Net Zero Teesside construction ramps up: quay upgrade complete, local firm wins piping contract

The multi-million-pound upgrade of Redcar Bulk Terminal's deep-water quay is complete and the first NZT Power equipment has arrived, while Teesside-based Cavendish Northern has won a piping pre-fabrication contract on the East Coast Cluster.

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